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Congratulations to historian Alan Taylor, who has won the Pulitzer Prize in History for The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832, published by W. W. Norton & Co. Taylor is the fourth person to win two Pulitzer Prizes in History

This week we say goodbye to Alison Sowden, The Huntington's chief financial officer for the past 24 years. She recently accepted a position to head the financial operations of the Art Institute of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute.

Most people know the Rubik's Cube, that colorful handful of plastic that has fascinated and frustrated many a puzzle aficionado over the past 40 years. But have you heard of the stomachion? It's a puzzle attributed to the Greek

From ancient origins in China and Japan, the art of creating miniature bonsai trees has grown in popularity to become an international hobby. Today, bonsai reflects the nationalities, philosophies, and regional plants of enthusiasts worldwide.

Do you follow The Huntington on Tumblr? If you do, then you're one of the thousands who joined since we launched our site exactly one year ago today. If you don't follow us, take some time today to browse through our archive.

Tomorrow we open "Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes," an exhibition focusing on the Archimedes Palimpsest (explained, along with more information about the exhibition, here) and organized by the Walters Art Museum. Among the interests of Archimedes, who lived in the third century B.C.E., was the calculation of π (pi), that mathematical constant that is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

The Desert Garden at The Huntington holds many delights—literally thousands of them—and it's impossible to walk through the 10-acre landscape without feeling a little bit awe-struck. The sheer diversity of plant species

On Saturday, March 8, The Huntington will unveil three new features in the Chinese Garden: the Clear and Transcendent pavilion, the Lingering Clouds Peak rock grotto, and the Waveless Boat pavilion.